The gallery is pleased to present The Nine Primates of Ulster, a solo exhibition by Dermot Seymour.
In the winter of 2022, Dermot Seymour, while out walking his dog, slipped and broke his hip and leg. As a result he was out of action for a while. He was not as mobile as he used to be and when he started back painting it was on a smaller scale than he had been accustomed to for recent exhibitions. Hence the Monkeys.The first of these was a baboon like creature that while standing back and looking at it reminded him of the Reverend Ian Paisley so he called it the Primate of Antrim. Eight more paintings followed making up The Nine Primates of Ulster which goes on show here in September.
In the winter of 2022, Dermot Seymour, while out walking his dog, slipped and broke his hip and leg. As a result he was out of action for a while. He was not as mobile as he used to be and when he started back painting it was on a smaller scale than he had been accustomed to for recent exhibitions. Hence the Monkeys.The first of these was a baboon like creature that while standing back and looking at it reminded him of the Reverend Ian Paisley so he called it the Primate of Antrim. Eight more paintings followed making up The Nine Primates of Ulster which goes on show here in September.
